On Friday, 29 July 2005 at 17:23:01 UTC+1, Jizzlobber wrote:
> ACtually he died July 28 2003 but it wasnt posted here. Links to
> MP3's at the bottom, great stuff.
> http://www.bernietorme.ision.co.uk/reneberg.html
> Rene Berg - An Obituary
> I've never written an obituary before and I've certainly never written
> one
> for a friend. I thought you just wrote lots of nice things about the
> person
> concerned and everyone smiled and nodded, and remembered them fondly. I
> have so many nice things to say about Rene, but I know it's just not
> going
> to be that easy...Just thinking of writing about him in the past tense
> is
> incredibly painful, but I'm going to try.
> The first time I saw Rene play in a band was in 1982. The Hollywood
> Killers
> played with Lords Of The New Church for a Radio One 'In Concert'
> session,
> in November of that year and you could just write in for free tickets,
> so
> a bunch of us did. Years later, at Rene's flat, he pulled out some
> promo
> photos of Hollywood Killers and I recognised one of them as a photo I'd
> got at that very show!
> Rene appeared with a number of bands during his career, including The
> Brood,
> Hollywood Killers, Idle Flowers, Hanoi Rocks and Westend Central
> (a.k.a.
> Soho Vultures) and toured, wrote and recorded with them all. One of his
> personal proudest moments was appearing onstage in New York, playing
> with
> Chuck Berry! He was a fan of music, as well as a musician and as a
> result
> he never forgot that the fans are the important ones; without them you
> sell
> no records, play no gigs and make no money! Indeed, I was just a fan of
> Rene's before I was his friend.
> Some of the most wonderful memories I have are of time spent with Rene.
> We would sit up all night, at his flat, just talking. Mostly about rock
> 'n' roll, but sometimes about fishing. Quite often about the songs of
> his
> that I particularly loved; he would explain what they were about and
> why
> they meant so much to him, too. He would talk of his plans for the
> future,
> the tours and recording the other two albums he was contracted to do
> after
> the first one. He promised that my all time favourite song of his,
> 'London
> Town', would be on the second album. He was never to record another
> album.
> I remember how thrilled I was when he dedicated a song to me from the
> stage
> of The George Robey pub, during a gig. I remember how, after that gig,
> the
> jam session continued at Rene's flat. He crammed me on the sofa between
> himself and Nasty Suicide, and they played just about everything in the
> Westend Central back catalogue. Darrell Bath, seated opposite, played
> the
> blues until everyone was too tired to play anymore and the neighbours
> were
> banging on the wall! I remember the gigs, the laughs, the jam sessions
> and
> the car with no brakes!
> I have the beautiful, sensitive, eloquent letters Rene wrote to me.
> Sometimes
> just a few lines to let me know he was okay, if he hadn't been in touch
> for a while and sometimes several pages filled with all the thoughts
> and
> ideas that were going through his head at the time; how he felt, what
> he'd
> been doing, happiness and pain. They were always treasured and now they
> become even more precious as reminders of a much loved friend.
> And of course, his songs and his voice will be with me forever, in the
> form
> of his amazing music. He was a true star and a real rock 'n' roller. He
> had a wickedly dry sense of humour, yet he was sweet and sensitive and
> if
> he was wounded he bled. I miss him so much already, and I'll only miss
> him
> more as time goes on. It will always be an honour and a pleasure to
> have
> known him.
> Another beautiful human being and greatly underestimated talent, taken
> too
> soon. I hope it's true when they say your reward awaits you in the next
> life, because Rene's 'reward' always eluded him in this one.
> Goodnight my friend; now you'll be able to sleep at last.
> RAZZ x
> The Idle Flowers -
> All I Want Is You - http://s112269266.websitehome.co.uk/idle1.mp3
> Rene Berg -
> Can't Get To Sleep - http://s112269266.websitehome.co.uk/rene1.mp3
> If I Had Wings - http://s112269266.websitehome.co.uk/rene2.mp3
> The Leather, The Loneliness and Your Dark Eyes -
> http://s112269266.websitehome.co.uk/rene3.mp3
> Head Over Heels - http://s112269266.websitehome.co.uk/rene4.mp3
> Gang Bang (an all-star London sleaze scene band just done for fun -
> thanks to Leeratbag for these, excuse the quality, they're live tape
> dubs) -
> Wet Dream - http://s112269266.websitehome.co.uk/gang1.mp3
> Lucille - http://s112269266.websitehome.co.uk/gang2.mp3
> Gone but never forgotten.
> _________________

IF someone had a poor quality recording of 4 or 5 really lovely songs Rene recorded on 4 track a couple of years before he died, what should they do with them?

On Friday, January 6, 2023 at 2:38:29 PM UTC-8, Juliet Garnett wrote:
> On Friday, 29 July 2005 at 17:23:01 UTC+1, Jizzlobber wrote:
> > ACtually he died July 28 2003 but it wasnt posted here. Links to
> > MP3's at the bottom, great stuff.
> > http://www.bernietorme.ision.co.uk/reneberg.html
> > Rene Berg - An Obituary
> > I've never written an obituary before and I've certainly never written
> > one
> > for a friend. I thought you just wrote lots of nice things about the
> > person
> > concerned and everyone smiled and nodded, and remembered them fondly. I
> > have so many nice things to say about Rene, but I know it's just not
> > going
> > to be that easy...Just thinking of writing about him in the past tense
> > is
> > incredibly painful, but I'm going to try.
> > The first time I saw Rene play in a band was in 1982. The Hollywood
> > Killers
> > played with Lords Of The New Church for a Radio One 'In Concert'
> > session,
> > in November of that year and you could just write in for free tickets,
> > so
> > a bunch of us did. Years later, at Rene's flat, he pulled out some
> > promo
> > photos of Hollywood Killers and I recognised one of them as a photo I'd
> > got at that very show!
> > Rene appeared with a number of bands during his career, including The
> > Brood,
> > Hollywood Killers, Idle Flowers, Hanoi Rocks and Westend Central
> > (a.k.a.
> > Soho Vultures) and toured, wrote and recorded with them all. One of his
> > personal proudest moments was appearing onstage in New York, playing
> > with
> > Chuck Berry! He was a fan of music, as well as a musician and as a
> > result
> > he never forgot that the fans are the important ones; without them you
> > sell
> > no records, play no gigs and make no money! Indeed, I was just a fan of
> > Rene's before I was his friend.
> > Some of the most wonderful memories I have are of time spent with Rene.
> > We would sit up all night, at his flat, just talking. Mostly about rock
> > 'n' roll, but sometimes about fishing. Quite often about the songs of
> > his
> > that I particularly loved; he would explain what they were about and
> > why
> > they meant so much to him, too. He would talk of his plans for the
> > future,
> > the tours and recording the other two albums he was contracted to do
> > after
> > the first one. He promised that my all time favourite song of his,
> > 'London
> > Town', would be on the second album. He was never to record another
> > album.
> > I remember how thrilled I was when he dedicated a song to me from the
> > stage
> > of The George Robey pub, during a gig. I remember how, after that gig,
> > the
> > jam session continued at Rene's flat. He crammed me on the sofa between
> > himself and Nasty Suicide, and they played just about everything in the
> > Westend Central back catalogue. Darrell Bath, seated opposite, played
> > the
> > blues until everyone was too tired to play anymore and the neighbours
> > were
> > banging on the wall! I remember the gigs, the laughs, the jam sessions
> > and
> > the car with no brakes!
> > I have the beautiful, sensitive, eloquent letters Rene wrote to me.
> > Sometimes
> > just a few lines to let me know he was okay, if he hadn't been in touch
> > for a while and sometimes several pages filled with all the thoughts
> > and
> > ideas that were going through his head at the time; how he felt, what
> > he'd
> > been doing, happiness and pain. They were always treasured and now they
> > become even more precious as reminders of a much loved friend.
> > And of course, his songs and his voice will be with me forever, in the
> > form
> > of his amazing music. He was a true star and a real rock 'n' roller. He
> > had a wickedly dry sense of humour, yet he was sweet and sensitive and
> > if
> > he was wounded he bled. I miss him so much already, and I'll only miss
> > him
> > more as time goes on. It will always be an honour and a pleasure to
> > have
> > known him.
> > Another beautiful human being and greatly underestimated talent, taken
> > too
> > soon. I hope it's true when they say your reward awaits you in the next
> > life, because Rene's 'reward' always eluded him in this one.
> > Goodnight my friend; now you'll be able to sleep at last.
> > RAZZ x
> > The Idle Flowers -
> > All I Want Is You - http://s112269266.websitehome.co.uk/idle1.mp3
> > Rene Berg -
> > Can't Get To Sleep - http://s112269266.websitehome.co.uk/rene1.mp3
> > If I Had Wings - http://s112269266.websitehome.co.uk/rene2.mp3
> > The Leather, The Loneliness and Your Dark Eyes -
> > http://s112269266.websitehome.co.uk/rene3.mp3
> > Head Over Heels - http://s112269266.websitehome.co.uk/rene4.mp3
> > Gang Bang (an all-star London sleaze scene band just done for fun -
> > thanks to Leeratbag for these, excuse the quality, they're live tape
> > dubs) -
> > Wet Dream - http://s112269266.websitehome.co.uk/gang1.mp3
> > Lucille - http://s112269266.websitehome.co.uk/gang2.mp3
> > Gone but never forgotten.
> > _________________
> IF someone had a poor quality recording of 4 or 5 really lovely songs Rene recorded on 4 track a couple of years before he died, what should they do with them?

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